Diverse Services
Yael has unique experience litigating a broad range of high stakes, complex civil litigation matters, entertainment, and real estate disputes, as well as white collar criminal defense. She further developed a niche practice representing clients who are facing civil asset forfeiture, prevailing on their behalf in federal courts.
Cultural Intelligence
Yael is a former professional tennis player who spent most of her childhood traveling the world, which gave her a great understanding of various international cultures. Her cultural intelligence has enabled her to effectively work with numerous foreign and domestic clients.
Trailblazer
After working for AmLaw 100 and AmLaw 200 law firms for years, Yael formed her own boutique law firm and led a successful team of attorneys for nearly a decade, representing and counseling clients in high stakes civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense matters, both in state and federal court.
Yael Tobi is a partner at Munck Wilson Mandala. She counsels and represents businesses and individuals in vast areas of civil and criminal litigation, including:
Complex civil litigation: Yael’s civil litigation practice encompasses a wide range of subject areas, including business and commercial disputes, entertainment law and intellectual property litigation, copyright and trademark disputes, securities fraud, civil RICO actions, defamation cases, real estate disputes, probate litigation, labor and employment, asset recovery and post-judgment collection.
Forfeiture: Yael has developed a niche practice focused on forfeiture law. Current civil forfeiture statutes allow government officials to seize property without bringing criminal charges if they believe the property is connected to criminal activity. Yael has fought this unfair loophole, presenting numerous constitutional issues, and has successfully obtained full recovery of her clients’ assets seized by the government.
White-collar criminal defense: Yael has counseled and defended clients in connection with criminal investigations and charges involving fraud, securities violations, Ponzi schemes, money laundering, tax crimes, racketeering, and more.
Yael also has significant experience handling disputes involving international parties. As a former professional tennis player who spent her childhood traveling around the world, Yael has great insight and understanding of various international cultures. Indeed, Yael’s cultural intelligence enables her to represent numerous foreign and domestic clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, public and private companies, law firms, and high-profile individuals in complex high-stakes matters. Yael has experience in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration proceedings, international service of process, and international proceedings involving U.S. issues and parties.
Prior to joining MWM, Yael formed her own boutique firm, Tobi Law Group, where she served as founding member. Before forming her own firm, Yael practiced as an attorney for over a decade at prestigious international law firms, including Jones Day and Manatt Phelps & Phillips. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, clients can benefit from her strong understanding of what the other side is thinking.
Yael earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School where she was top 10% on the Dean’s List and a contributor to the Loyola Entertainment Law Review. She received her B.A. from Pepperdine University, where she excelled academically and was a recipient of a full athletic scholarship. Yael played on Pepperdine’s women’s tennis team (ranked top in the nation), while she was also on the Dean’s List.
State Bar of California
Women of Influence: Attorneys
Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
Top 40 Under 40, Pacific Coast Business Times, September 2011
Recognized Member of the Central District Pro Bono Panel
California, 2003
Commercial Litigation
Entertainment Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Asset Recovery (Civil and Criminal Asset Forfeiture)
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Securities Litigation
Real Estate Counseling and Litigation
Labor and Employment Litigation
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